Shoe.



A. J. MATHEWS.

SHOE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1914.

1,114,783. Patented 001211914;

2 SHBETSSHEBT 1.

Amos 3''. Matthews Witnesses: Inventor Attorney;

A. J. MATHEWS.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Amos I Mathews.

Inventor Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO LITH-L WASHINGTON, D. c.

J. MATHEWS, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

' Application filed March 12, 1914. Serial No. 824,098.

To all whom it may concern vBe it known that l, Amos J. MATHEWS, a

citizen of the United States of America, re-

panyingdrawings forming part of the pres-- ent application.

Throughout the several figures of the drawings like reference characters designate the same parts.

In the drawings: Figure l is a bottom' plan view of the shoe upper arranged on the last and ready to receive the outsole; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 8 is a bottom plan View of the finished shoe; Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 5 is a cross section on line 5-5 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

The main objects of the invention are'to provide a simple, etlicient, economical, and durable shoe having the maximum flexibility at the ball, and adapted to be made either with or without either a tip or a box toe, and in either a high or a low arched last.

Briefly speaking, this shoe includes, in its make up, a combination, at certain points, of what are well known in the art as McKay, welt, and sewed-down constructions.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 indicates the upper which, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is secured over a last with the insole 2 next to the surface of the last, and the edges of the lining 3 folded over about the insole and lying between it and the upper, temporary stitches being used at the shank to draw the shank edges toward each other.

The heel and toe of the upper may be nailed or secured in any well known manner. The edges of the ball portionfrom toe line to shank on each sideinstead of beingturned under and secured in the usual manner, are turned out to form connecting flaps 4.

With the parts mounted and arranged as in Figs. 1 and 2, the outsole 6 is placed on the shoe. The outsole, upper, and insole, are then stitched together, as in the McKay system, throughout the shank and toe portion, only, the stitches running from toe line around to'toe line at the toe, and from heel to ball at each side of the shank. Nith the shoe thus partly finished, the welt strip is applied. This strip, preferably, extends all the way around the top face of the edge of the outsole, from heel to heel, overlying both flaps 4 where they rest on the outsole, or from ball to ball, being'omitted at the shank portions. The welt strip, when placed in position, is stitched down all the way around, the stitching passing through the welt strip, upper, and outsole, throughout the length of the ball, but through the outsole and welt, only, at the toe and shank. ball, the welt strip serves as a means of connecting the upper and outsole, while at the same time leaving the insole completely free. On the other hand, at the shank and toe the welt strip serves merely to give the well known welt finish or appearance, but has no other practical use.

By the above construction, it is possible to make the shoe in either a high or low arch last, because of the strength afforded by the connected insole and outsole throughout the shank, as in the McKay; and it is also possible to make the shoe with any desired tip, too, or box, because the upper is turned un der at the toe, and the insole, outsole, and upper are sewed through and through, as in the McKay. On the other hand, the maximum flexibility is secured, where most needed, throughout the full length of the ball by having the insole and outsole entirely free of each other and unconnected, and using the sewed-down construction to connect the outsole and upper, the welt construction being combined at this point to act as a connecting means between the upper and outsole and being continued around the edge of the rest of the outsole as a finish.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and use of the invention will be clear from the preceding detailed description.

Changes may be made in the construction, arrangement, and disposition of the several parts of the invention without in any way departing from the field and scope of the same, and it is meant to include all such within this application wherein only a preferred form has been disclosed.

Thus, at the r Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. A shoe of the character described comprising an upper, an insole, and an outsole, the upper being turned in at the toe and shank and turned out at the ball, the insole, upper, and outsole, being secured together throughout the shank portion and toe portion; and the outsole and upper being secured together at the ball.

2. A shoe of the character described comprising an insole, an outsole, an upper, and a Welt strip; the insole, upper, and outsole being connected through and through at the toe and shank; the outsole, upper and Welt being connected through and through at the ball, leaving the insole free and unconnected at the ball.

3. A shoe of the character described comprising an insole, an outsole, an upper, and a Welt strip; the insole, upper, and outsole being connected through and through at the toe and shank; the outsole, upper and Welt being connected through and through at the ball, leaving the insole free and unconnected at the ball; and the outsole and Welt being connected through and through from toe line around to toe line, and from heel to ball at both sides of the shank.

A shoe of the character described comprising an upper, an insole, an outsole, and a welt, the upper being turned in at the toe and shank and turned out at the ball, the Welt extending along the top outer edge of the outsole at toe and shank and overlying the out turned portions of the upper at the ball; the insole, upper, and outsole being secured together throughout the shank portion and the toe portion; and the outsole, upper, and Welt being secured together at the ball.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

AMOS J. MATHEWVS. Witnesses \V. S. BABoooK, A. BASTIEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

